Did you know ... 18.5 million of the 37 million adults (aged 15 to 49) living with HIV are women?

Did you know ... A newly acquired HIV infection will not be detectable for three weeks or more after the initial exposure, though it can easily be transmitted to another person.

Did you know ... In North Africa and the Middle East, 54 per cent of the HIV positive adults are women; in the Caribbean, the proportion has reached 52 per cent?

Did you know ... Access to drugs depends not only on financial and human resources. It depends also on people who need them being aware of their HIV status, knowledgeable about treatment, and empowered to seek it.

Good nutrition plays an important role in maintaining the health of people living with HIV. Adequate nutrition is essential to maintain a person's immune system, to sustain healthy levels of physical activity, and for quality of life.

UN CARES AWARD 2014

The winners of the UN Cares 2014 Award have been selected

1 December 2014 -The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon thanks all UN Cares teams worldwide for their commitment and congratulates the five winning teams in this short video message.

The UN Cares Award is a way to recognize the work of UN Cares teams all over the world who work hard to implement the UN Cares 10 Minimum Standards by sharing knowledge with their colleagues, making male and female condoms available in the workplace, promoting staff to know their HIV status, reaching families with information and skill-building, and addressing stigma and discrimination.

In the 2014 edition of the UN Cares Award, we are proud to announce the winners for each category:

Reaching staff in a duty station with UN Cares learning sessions

Winner:

Guyana

Honourees:

UN Global Service Centre based in both Italy & Spain

Addressing stigma and discrimination

Winner:

Cambodia

Reaching children and adolescents

Winner:

Trinidad and Tobago

Honouree

Gambia
Malawi

Implementing wellness activities for UN employees and families

Winner:

Namibia

Honouree:

Botswana

Promotion of HIV testing and the importance of knowing one's results

Winner:

Indonesia

Establishing a solid system for PEP kit availability and distribution

Winner:

Bangladesh

All of these programmes provide strong examples of what UN Cares can achieve with the commitment of UN leadership and a strong UN Cares team. Short case studies will be developed to help other UN Cares teams learn from these examples.

UN Cares thanks all of the country teams that submitted an application, as well as the panel of esteemed judges who reviewed the many submissions, and we look forward to honouring the achievements of more teams in the future

Winning teams will receive One thousand US dollars (USD 1,000) to be used for UN Cares activities in the country.

Additionally, each member of the UN Cares teams that receive an award or an honorable mention will receive a certificate.

Rules and Conditions

To see the rules and conditions for this award process, click here to visit the award launch page.

See who won in the past edition of the UN Cares award, 2012

In 2012, UN Cares introduced the first round of UN Cares awards, to recognize excellence in the work of UN Cares teams at country level. Today, we are excited to announce the winners and honourees in the following categories.